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Running the Half Marathon Ben Palmer & Ehsaan Qureshi Video by Faheem Malik Pioneers of Radiotherapy Older than the NHS Funded new drugs Linked sun exposure to skin cancer Cured choriocarcinoma , a rare cancer Established a link between

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Running the Half Marathon

Ben Palmer & Ehsaan Qureshi

Video by Faheem Malik

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Older than the NHS

Pioneers of Radiotherapy Established a link between smoking and lung cancer

Linked sun exposure to skin cancer Developed hormone treatments

Funded new drugs

Cured choriocarcinoma, a rare cancer

Improved the UK’s cervical cancer screening programme

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What is cancer?

An uncontrolled growth of cells Can spread from one

part of the body to another-metastasis

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How is Cancer detected?

Screening programmes Some Symptoms: a lump, unexplained weight

loss, difficulty swallowing

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Usual Treatment

Surgery Chemotherapy Radiotherapy

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My Story

Uncle, 47

Very active lifestyle

Diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia Given just 6 weeks to live Life ditch bone marrow transplant Sir Paul Nurse; President of the Royal Society

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How can your money help?

Campaign for better lifestyles

Smoking ban in 2007

Investing in new drugs and treatments Goals to achieve by 2020

Decrease risk Increase survival rate Raise awareness about lifestyles

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